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OpenJDK 9 for Fedora/EPEL

Looking to try out OpenJDK 9? If you didn’t know, OpenJDK 9 is going to be the reference implemtation for Java 9 (assuming the pattern for Java 7 and Java 8 continues). Pre-release packages for Fedora 23, 24, 25 and Rawhide as well as RHEL 7 are available on copr:

If you are a user, making 9 the default may not be a great idea – OpenJDK 9 is in heavy development and lots of things are changing. There are also some known compatibility issues. On the other hand, if you are a Java developer, this will give you a good idea of how prepared your favourite libraries and tools are for Java 9.